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Old 03-12-2008, 01:47 AM   #1
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Restoring 89 S13 Coupe (please stop quoting pictures - Mods)

Hello Everyone, my name is Jon. Well, I always wanted to get a s13 since my friends introduced me to drifting, but never really got a chance to. Several months ago my girlfriend needed to buy a car. Just so happened, one of my friends was moving away, so he sold it to her. It is a 1989 coupe with an auto KA24E... Ever since then, its been in my garage back at home. (Its okay though, she has a car to drive since my sister left to college) I get to work on the car once a week, due to working mondays-saturdays in another town about an hour away. Anyways, just thought i would post my progress of what ive done so far and will plan to update hopefully every weekend. I didnt know if i should post or not, notice a lot of build threads lately too, so i didnt want to be just another build thread. but hey, i just thought maybe i could get some helpful tips if i need them... other than searching of course. Anyways, hope everyone enjoys the progress...

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Aftermarket Beige Carpet
JDM Manual Seatbelts
OEM Black Seat Buckles and Rear Seatbelt
JDM Power Folding Mirrors
JDM Instrument Cluster
Nardi Classic Steering Wheel
Splash Works Bell 602 Boss Steering Wheel Hub
Alpine CDE-9881 Deck
OEM Maxima DIN Cupholder/Tray
Black Dash Cover
OEM Manual Clutch and Brake Pedal Assemblies
Nismo Aluminum Shift Knob
OEM Black Shiftboot
PBM Handbrake Knob


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KA24DE
Mishimoto Radiator
Dual 12" Electric Fans
HKS Hi Power Exhaust System
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OEM Upper/Lower Radiator Hoses
OEM Thermostat
OEM Z32 Fuel Filter
OEM Valve Cover Gasket
Bando Accessory Belts
DOHC Throttle Cable
Apexi Air Filter
Black Silicone Hose Kit
OEM Full Engine Gasket Kit
Timing Chain Kit
PBM Coolant Breather Tank
PBM Magnetic Drain Plug
Water Pump

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OEM VLSD
OEM Clutch Master and Slave Cylinders
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
NISMO Motor/Trans Mounts
OEM DOHC Power Steering Lines
Empi Tie Rod Bellows Boots
CS Tie Rods
CS Steering Column Solid Aluminum Bushing
PBM 7mm Steering Angle Spacer
CS Rear Subframe Spacers

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Tein Flex Coilovers
Energy Suspension Bushing Set
Megan Racing Front and Rear Sway Bar Endlinks
Ichiba 5 Lug Conversion
S14 5 Lug Rotors
Hawk Front Street Brake Pads
SPL Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Muteki Black Lug Nuts
OEM Brake Shim Kit

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heres before she bought the car, pretty much completely stock.


doo doo brown interior




rust on driver side frame rail


auto KA24E


stripped the interior out


cleaning parts with superclean to prep for paint


all the stuff that came off the panels


Used some can paint: Plasti-kote vinyl spray paint. Pretty good stuff, I accidentally scratched and dropped some peices on accident and the paint adhesion is pretty good, i havent had the paint come off yet... but hey, we will see how long it actually last when its installed.




Sample of the almost finished product, I think im gona install some fabric into the door panels where the old, stock fabric was.


Installed those "JDM" power folding mirrors. found that using the housings for manual mirrors work just fine. When i did the conversion i couldnt find any info on whether or not i would need at least the automatic mirror housings and those triangular peices. Also, i think i got a mirror switch for an S14, but got it wired up and made it work. Its just one of those nice little things to have :P


New carpet. I actually wanted it lighter, but i guess it will be better than brown.


More stuff... ichiba 5 lug conversion, new stock s14 rotors, hawk brake pads, spl parts stainless steel brake lines, tein flex coilovers, energy bushing set (i was bummed i got the black set, really wanted red)...


Removing/Installing bushings at home sucks, but i got it done.


the lighting in this pic is kinda cool. but yeah, pulling the sohc out


dirty, needs to be cleaned and painted of course


thats a lot of rust under the cowl


full front engine harness for a standard trans


decided to just take the whole front end off and prep it for paint


cleaning rear subframe for paint

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stock manual pedal assemblies


1995 KA24DE


s13 manual trans w/ another KA24E


mishimoto aluminum radiator and dual electric fans


subframes painted... I really dont know if i should paint em a different color or not, ive been having doubts.


dash painted


dash cover to hide that crack i gave up on repairing


cleaner than before...
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Old 03-12-2008, 01:53 AM   #4
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looking good just get rid of those nasty cancer on your car and you'll be good. good luck with your build and have some fun while youre at it.
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damn, i keep hitting enter and it submits my post

now to repairing that nasty rust holes... first cutting and grinding and some rust inhibitor stuff


now some fiberglass


some body filler to smooth things out


battery tray out, battery will be relocated


almost there...


done for the cowl... im not going to make it super perfect, since it will be covered anyways with those plastic panels


front end almost ready for paint, just need to finish primering the engine bay


some undercoating :P


painted wiper arms and cowl peices with trim paint




looks like brand new almost


oh yeah, i have to finish sanding smooth the battery tray area before i primer


new goodies, thanks to phase2motortrend


hks hi power


cs tierods and rear subframe spacers


nismo motor and trans mounts and megan racing sway bar front and rear endlinks since they broke on me


removed steering column


old column bushing... so worn


new cs solid aluminum spacer. installing those metal things are good fun....
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and for the engine bay. finally finished bodyworking and wet sanded the whole bay and primered.








well, thats pretty much updated for now. yesterday they had a sale and welding thing at gaspro, so got a chance to try out some welders and ended up finally picking one up. its a miller 140 autoset... later on i think ill get the spool mate gun and argon so i can weld some aluminum. anyways, hope you guys enjoy
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Looks pretty good for someone that has to have everything shipped to them.
yeah, shipping is quite costly I do what i can with the money i have...

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looking good just get rid of those nasty cancer on your car and you'll be good. good luck with your build and have some fun while youre at it.
dont worry, it should be gone soon
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sweet build man... you gonna keep the ka stock oryou gonna boost it?
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stock for now, just to get it running. plan is for it to be a daily driver
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dam keep up the good work. to bad the car had so much rust.
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personally i think it looks better without the frabic on the doorpanel. also im curious on how you took off the frabic piece in the first place? wanting to do it to mine as well.
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nice project.. shouldve welded new metal sheet instead of fiberglass to keep the chasis rigid... what did you do on the frame rails? anyways apply some por150 over the rusty area and and seam seal them so they wont corrode in the future.. good luck
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Holy crap. That's going to be sexy when it's fully done.

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What are you using to paint all the trim ? Looks really good.
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please don't lock this one! this guy seems to know what he's doing!! i think we'll all learn something from him.

what are your plans for the KA? high compressionnnn!!

+1 for a build thread with progress on the first post!

also, what is your impression of the ichibas? i'm torn between staying OEM, or just getting the ichiba set
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thanks guys

personally i think it looks better without the frabic on the doorpanel. also im curious on how you took off the frabic piece in the first place? wanting to do it to mine as well.
thanks,[/quote]

the fabric actually just peels right off pretty easily :P

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i picked up some spray can paint. plasti kote trim black:
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please don't lock this one! this guy seems to know what he's doing!! i think we'll all learn something from him.

what are your plans for the KA? high compressionnnn!!

+1 for a build thread with progress on the first post!

also, what is your impression of the ichibas? i'm torn between staying OEM, or just getting the ichiba set
as for the KA, probably will be stock for a while, just trying to get the body back to original condition. and the ichibas, my friend actually had a set, and they seem to be holding up, and also the guys at phase2motortrend recommended them as well.

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nice project.. shouldve welded new metal sheet instead of fiberglass to keep the chasis rigid... what did you do on the frame rails? anyways apply some por150 over the rusty area and and seam seal them so they wont corrode in the future.. good luck
yeah, i shouldve welded sheet metal, but at the time i did not have access to a welder i just wanted to get it done to finish up the bay, so fiberglass will have to do. as for the frame rail, i figured welding in peices of steel would be okay, but since pretty much the whole peice is rusted out, im just gona replace it with an oem rail and weld that in and the por150, i tried to find some, but only places i would be able to get it would be the internet, and they want a lot to ship due to it being a chemical and stuff. so i just picked up some rust inhibitor stuff from a local automotive shop, i hope it holds up...
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Wow... what an improvement! How long did it actually take you to get this far? +1 for you.
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Awesome work so far man.

My wife's car is the same way, as a matter of fact, her cowl was so rusted, the piece came off where the driver's side wiper arm bolts to, in the middle of the rain when she was driving, so needless to say her car has been parked since then. (it's also parked because of an oil filter that will not come off, and has since been mangled when I tried every trick in the book to get it off)

Anyway, your project gives me lots of hope to restoring her car, as it has potential, we just lack the funds to get it to a reputable body shop to get it looking pretty again.

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wow. i doubted this thread when i saw the title. i thought it would just be another "i put on my sportmax wheels and sum stickers" build thread. and when i saw restoring i really didnt think all of this was being done. i dont think i would have the patience. gl with it.

what wheels are you planning to go with?
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Old 03-12-2008, 12:54 PM   #26
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You're doin a great job. Take you time. No rushing. Keep it Clean. LOL
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Old 03-12-2008, 12:57 PM   #27
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damn thats awesome. keep up the kick ass work.
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wow thats great.

+REP for having the patience for all the little details!
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Old 03-12-2008, 01:11 PM   #29
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Coming along nicely! I think you should have welded in new metal for the wiper area, but you may not have had access to one.
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Old 03-12-2008, 01:37 PM   #30
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looking good! nice job on the interior pieces. looks oem
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